Alphonse Josef De Cuyper (1887–1950)[1] was a Belgian sculptor and painter from Heverlee, Leuven.[2]

Olympic medal record
Art competitions
Bronze medal – third place 1920 Antwerp Sculpture

In 1920, De Cuyper won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Lanceur de Poids and for Coureur ("Shot Putter" and "Runner").[3] He also participated at the art competitions at the Games of 1928 and 1936.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Alphonse De Cuyper" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Kunstcollectie. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. ^ "De Cuyper, Alfons". Inventaris van het Onroerend Erfgoed. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Alphonse De Cuyper". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ Kramer, Bernhard (May 2004). "In Search of the Lost Champions of the Olympic Art Contests". Journal of Olympic History. 12 (2): 33.

Further reading

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  • Engelen, C. & Marx, M., 2002: Beeldhouwkunst in België vanaf 1830, Algemeen Rijksarchief en Rijksarchief in de Provinciën. Studia 90, Brussel, pp. 860-862
  • Pas, W. & Pas, G., 2000: Biografisch lexicon plastische kunst in België. Schilders beeldhouwers grafici. 1830-2000 part 1 (A-J), Antwerpen, p. 217
  • Pas, W. & Pas, G., 2000: Dictionnaire biographique arts plastiques en Belgique. Peintres sculpteurs graveurs. 1800-2002 part 1 (A-D), Antwerpen, p. 287
  • Piron, P., 1999: De Belgische beeldende kunstenaars uit de 19de en 20ste eeuw part 1 (A-K), Brussel, p. 324
  • Vollmer, H., 1953: Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler des XX. Jahrhunderts vol. 1 (A-D), Leipzig, p. 504